bump into

phrase

: to encounter especially by chance

Examples of bump into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The final season jumped around time to show all the ways the gang had bumped into Tracy. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026

The incident began when Rodriguez was walking through a hallway with his girlfriend and accidentally bumped into another student, according to his family. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

In your 1st House of Identity, loving Venus in your sign squares powerful Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so expression bumps into family needs. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Servants called flappers are required to shake rattles in their ears to keep them from falling or bumping into things. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Over the past few days, the people at the front of the lines have gradually moved closer and closer to the courtroom, to the point where the doors can barely open without bumping into a throng of people. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

The coach of a group dressed as bees hailed from Montana, while The Athletic bumped into Chase Hansen from Utah, a student at Oxford University who has been on a pilgrimage to try some of Europe’s unique sporting traditions. — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

The pounce caused Mercedes to bump into Aubrey Edwards, who was left laying on the apron. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

It’s equipped with a camera to see and a microphone to hear, as well as tiny LiDAR sensors (like the ones spinning atop driverless cars) to keep it from bumping into things. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bump into

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue